3-Helix micelles have demonstrated excellent in vitro and in vivo stability. Previous studies showed that the unique design of the peptide-polymer conjugate based on protein tertiary structure as the headgroup is the main design factor to achieve high kinetic stability. In this contribution, using amphiphiles with different alkyl tails, namely, C16 and C18, we quantified the effect of alkyl len...

Some properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) can be easily measured directly on whole waters, while others require sample concentration and removal of natural salts. To increase CDOM content and eliminate salts, solid phase extraction (SPE) is often employed. Biases following extraction and elution are inevitable, thus raising the question o...

We classify the possible torsion structures of rational elliptic curves over sextic number fields. Among these group structures, all groups except C3⊕C18 are known to appear as subgroups E(K)tors for some curve E/Q and field K. prove that if image mod 2 Galois representation E is not equal Borel subgroup GL2(Z/2Z), then can't contain C3⊕C18.

A number of strains purporting to belong to the species Sporothrix schenckii were examined for their fatty acid content. The majority of the strains were isolated from cases of sporotrichosis. Two strains were reputedly saprophytic. In all cases except the two saprophytic ones the major fatty acid was a C18 diene. Considerable amounts of palmitic acid and C18 monoene were found in all strains.

Reducing the ratio between essential fatty acids: C18:2 n-6/C18:3 n-3 down to 5 is recommended by Nutritional Guidelines. We studied the fatty acid (FA) changes in consumers' plasma following changes in livestock diet. First, a zootechnical study introduced 5% of extruded linseed into the diet of livestock to replace other oleaginous ingredients, and on an iso-nutritional values basis. The prod...

Detection of human leukocyte antigens-A2-restricted p-hepatitis B virus (HBV) core antigen‑specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) is important in the study of HBV immunopathogenesis and vaccine design. Currently, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I/peptide‑(p) MHCI tetramers are considered the optimal tools to detect antigen‑specific CTLs. However, the MHC‑tetramer technique also ha...

The objective of this study was to examine the online use of near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy to estimate the concentration of individual and groups of fatty acids (FA) as well as intramuscular fat (IMF) in crossbred Aberdeen Angus (AA×) and Limousin (LIM×) cattle. This was achieved by direct application of a fibre-optic probe to the muscle immediately after exposing the meat surfac...

This paper describes the separation and detection of five inorganic anions (I - , BrO3 NO2 Br NO3 -) by capillary ion chromatography using 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium-coated columns UV at 210 nm. The salts imidazolium (IM) ions (C2-, C4-, C6-, C8-, C10-, C18-IMs) are a family ionic liquids were newly examined as permanent coating reagents on triacontyl (C30) -bonded silica reversed phase column...

A total of 144 single comb ‘Forsgate’ strain white leghorn (SCWL) pullets 27 weeks age, belonging to the same hatch, and uniform body size were randomized into 24 groups 6 hens each in a 2 × 3 factorial design consisting two types layer feeds namely, standard mash (control) functional diet (designer egg mash-DELM); with three levels basil leaf meal (BLM) i.e. 0, 1 g/kg levels, viz. T1 T6. Four ...